The Court criticised the Central government for the "undue haste" with which the March 2020 notification was issued, two days after a national lockdown was announced and without even inviting public objections.
In a July 2022 judgment, the Supreme Court had called for new legislation on bail while issuing several directions to ensure compliance with the CrPC when it comes to arrests and criminal trials.
These directions came about pursuant to an order passed by the Supreme Court on January 10 asking all courts across the country to stop the practice of mentioning the caste and religion of litigants.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday announced measures to ease issues in tallying of paginated soft copies of pleadings during hearings before the Supreme Court